SERVICES

I help authors publish with confidence.

With experience working with traditional publishers such as Penguin Random House, Macmillan, and Bloomsbury, I shape manuscripts that meet industry standards while honoring voice and style.

How I Help

Line Editing

This is a deep dive into the nuances of your manuscript, sentence by sentence, word by word. Line editing tightens up the sound and flow of your writing. During line editing, I polish your writing to help you effectively articulate your message and create impact with your words. 

Copyediting

Copyediting involves fine-tuning your manuscript to eliminate grammar, punctuation, and spelling mistakes as well as general inconsistencies prior to the typesetting and proofreading process. I increase the clarity and conciseness of your work while being as minimally invasive as possible. During the copyediting process, I also lightly fact-check your manuscript for any issues that may discredit your work. 

Proofreading

This is the final stage of editing before publishing. While proofreading, I carefully review for any lingering errors, inconsistencies, or formatting or layout issues. A proofreader should catch any mistakes a close reader would find.

Customized Package

Do you need a mixture of editing services, such as line editing and copyediting or developmental editing and citation formatting? Many of the services that I offer can be combined, depending on your needs. Email or schedule a consultation call with me and we can come up with the perfect package for you.

Book Coaching

Like an athletic coach, a book coach offers whatever suggestions and help are necessary for you to move forward. I can support your writing through coaching at any stage of the writing process, with your personal goals in mind. This can include: project management, draft evaluation, assignments and exercises, resource suggestion, grammar help, or publishing guidance—whatever is needed to help you thrive.

Developmental Editing

This is a big-picture review of your manuscript, before line editing and copyediting, that helps shape your work and organize your ideas. This can include character and plot development as well as finding structural inconsistencies. Developmental editing provides a high-level view of your writing in which I create a developmental plan and mark up your manuscript, helping you create a coherent, engaging, and marketable book that aligns with your goals. 

Manuscript Evaluation

Similar to developmental editing, manuscript evaluation looks at the big picture of your writing, but it also results in a report on your manuscript. In this report, I analyze the structure, narrative, pacing, mechanics, and, if fiction, characters, plot, and timeline of your work, outlining the strengths and weaknesses of your manuscript, with thoughtful suggestions for how to successfully move forward and revise your work.

Citation Formatting

Citations can be daunting but are an essential element in proving credibility and trustworthiness in academic and nonfiction writing. With experience creating and editing in-text citations, notes, and bibliographies in APA, MLA, and Chicago style, I can create, format, or fact-check your citations, no matter where you are in the process. Not even sure where to begin? I can help you with that, too.

Why Editing Matters

Clarity

Clear writing keeps readers turning pages and keeps the focus on the content.

Credibility

Investing in an editor shows you are invested in your work.

Confidence

A professionally edited manuscript is something you can confidently share with an agent or publisher.

FAQs

  • I work on book manuscripts (nonfiction and fiction, adult and young adult), academic journals, and museum exhibition text as well as select business and creative projects.

  • I’m versatile and work in a wide range of genres, in both US and UK English. However, my favorites are literary fiction, horror, memoir and biography, history, politics, cultural criticism, and, of course, art titles.

  • Recent titles I have copyedited include Common Ground, by Eileen Flanagan; Eye of the Monkey, by Krisztina Tóth; I’ll Follow You, by Charlene Wang; and Little F, by Michelle Tea.

    Recent titles I have proofread include Big Kiss, Bye-Bye, by Claire-Lousie Bennett; The Definitions, by Matt Greene; The Place of Shells, by Mai Ishizawa; and The Purposeful Warrior, by Jocelyn Benson.

  • Yes. I can review a 2–3 page, double-spaced, 12-point font section of your manuscript so you can see my approach before we begin. Sample edits that I provide may not be shared or used to train AI.

  • No. I do not use AI in any capacity, and I also do not accept projects that have used AI due to copyright and ethical issues.

  • Collaborative. We can communicate via your preferred method (i.e., email, virtual meeting, or phone) and will work together until we have a product you are happy with. Since each editing project is unique, we will outline the project scope in our initial call or email.

  • Most projects take three-to-four weeks, depending on length, editing service, and level of editing. Please note that my schedule tends to fill up quickly with returning clients; new client projects typically have a wait period of one-to-two months, once booked. Please email me or book a consultation call for my current availability.

  • I’m fluent in The Chicago Manual of Style (which traditional publishers abide by), APA, and MLA, and I’m trained in AMA and AP.

  • Book coaching is $85/hour. Other rates vary by project length, type, and complexity, and I charge by the page. My rates are in-line with those listed on the Editorial Freelancers Association rate chart. Contact me for a custom quote and timeline.

  • For independent authors, I invoice 50 percent up front, and then 50 percent at completion of the project, which can be paid directly through my website.

  • Set up a 15–30 minute consultation call using my calendar below or send your project details, word count, and any questions through my contact form. I’ll reply within twenty-four hours with answers to your questions, next steps, and availability.

Ready to Get Started?

Let’s talk. Find a time below that works for you, and we can start planning your project. Please note, projects take about three-to-four weeks to complete, based on availability, allowing time for thoughtful editing.

Contact Me

If you have any questions or prefer to email prior to arranging a call, please contact me using the form below.